1913 Original Vintage Kay Nielsen Art Deco Nouveau Print Powder & Crinoline 1/10

Description: This is an original print, one of ten we have listed, from a disbound copy of Arthur Quiller-Couch's In Powder and Crinoline, printed in 1913 Each of the colour tipped in plates is mounted on thick grey art paper with decorated borders, under captioned tissue guards. (Whoever disbound the book has done so carefully, so the pages offered here could be used to repair an existing book lacking the corresponding page.) This was the Danish artist Kay Rasmus Nielsen's first commission, remaining one of the most beautiful books to come out of the "Golden Age" of book illustration. The colours are bright, there are no marks nor creases, no foxing. This listing is for one print only: 1/ Minon minette He had to take to his bed for a week (p 39) Please message with an offer if you wish to purchase all ten prints which are listed below 1/ Minon minette He had to take to his bed for a week (p 39) 2/Minon minette And there on a throne all covered in black sat the Iron King (p 41) 3/ Felicia This good fairy placed her own baby in a cradle of roses and gave command to the zephyrs to carry him to the tower (p62) 4/ The dancing princess When the cock crowed (p84) 5/ Rosanie I have had such a terrible dream she declared A pretty bird swooped down snatched it from my hands and flew away with it (p98) 6/ The man who never laughed The Ship headed about and sped over the depths of the sea (p128) 7/ The man who never laughed And the mirror told him that his were indeed the withered face and form (p134) 8/John and the ghosts Your soul-my soul they kept saying in hollow tones, according as they won or lost (p141) 9/ The Czarina's Violet The old woman who new the story (p161) 10/ The Czarina's Violet Bismarck discovering the soldier (p 153) Plate size 15.5 cm high x 13.5 cm wide (6 1/4” by 5 1/4”) Card page size 28.3 cm high x. 22cm (11 1/8” by 8 3/4”) Kay Rasmus Nielsen (1886-1957) was born into an illustrious Danish theatre family – his parents both being celebrated actors of the time. As a child Nielsen's artistic talent blossomed when he began drawing the fantastical scenes he imagined as he read the sagas of the northern countries. Nielsen's work was influenced in a major way by three factors: The oriental art that his grandfather brought back from his trips to China; The artistic style of Aubrey Beardsley particularly his floral style and elongated figures; The Art Nouveau movement which was popular between 1890 and 1910. The 'Golden Age of Illustration' from the 1880's to the 1920's was a period of unprecedented excellence in book and magazine illustration. It developed from advances in technology permitting accurate and inexpensive reproduction of art using four colours rathe4 than three, combined with a voracious public demand for new graphic art. Allthough less well-known, Kay Nielsen standing ranks alongside Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac as one of the leading lights in this Golden Age of Illustration. Please refer to photos which form part of the description and good luck. Postage is at cost and includes insurance and tracking. There would only be one postage fee for 1-4 prints, thereafter postage would be free. Thank you for viewing.

Price: 40 GBP

Location: Bishop's Stortford

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Shipping Cost: 32.05 GBP